Counterapplication
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A legal request opposing an application by another party.
"The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence."
Example
More examples"The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence."
Etymology
From counter- + application.
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